Month: January 2023

LIVE January 30, 8:45 PM ET: NATO Secretary General Visits Air Base of Japan’s Self-Defense Force

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japanese Self-Defense Force’s Iruma Air Base in Tokyo at 8:45 p.m. ET on Jan. 30, where he’s expected to deliver a short speech. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Australian Antenna to Keep and Eye on Space Junk

A 7.3m (23.95 foot) antenna in rural Tasmania, dubbed the southernmost of its kind, will boost the tracking of satellites and help keep them safe from space debris. The $2 million (US$1.4 million) communications antenna was on Tuesday unveiled at the University of Tasmania’s Greenhill Observatory, about 70 km north of Hobart. Prof. Simon Ellingsen,…


California’s Skyrocketing Natural Gas Prices Explained | Mike Umbro

“The real threat, that if we don’t amp up our storage capability and our capacity, we simply won’t have power. We’ll be living by candlelight.” Siyamak sits down with Mike Umbro, an energy expert and investor. He discusses why our utility bills are skyrocketing and what we can expect in the near future. California Insider…


Capitol Report: Federal Workers Possibly Involved in Massive Unemployment Fraud; Sen. Ernst Calls for Investigation

Thousands of federal workers are accused of defrauding COVID-19 unemployment benefits. A senator is calling for an investigation. President Joe Biden is touting infrastructure money in Baltimore, as the Justice Department says it’s working to brief lawmakers on classified documents. Former President Donald Trump is on the campaign trail again, with some strong words for…


Witnesses on ‘Biden’s Border Crisis’ Set for Judiciary Committee

Witnesses are slated to testify about the Mexican border crisis to the powerful Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 1. “The hearing, ‘Biden’s Border Crisis—Part One,’ will examine border security, national security, and how fentanyl has impacted American lives,” the committee’s Republicans said in a Jan. 30 news release. The first three…


Florida Could Be 26th State to Allow ‘Constitutional Carry’

Florida appears ready to become the 26th state to allow so-called “Constitutional carry.” Florida House Speaker Paul Renner (R-District 19) said on Jan. 30 that Republicans would file HB543 to allow Floridians to carry concealed firearms without a permit. He said the bill doesn’t grant any new rights but recognizes all people’s rights to self-defense….


LIVE 1/31 at 10:30 AM ET: Thought Surveillance Tech Launches This Year; China Could Trigger War Ahead of 2025

Tools to monitor your brain activity are set to release this year, and already there are groups proposing how it can be used by businesses to monitor the thoughts of employees, and by law enforcement to spot potential criminals. The technology and its potential uses were discussed at the recent World Economic Forum meeting in…


LA Charity Seeks Court Order Allowing Demolition of Own Building

LOS ANGELES—Catholic Charities Inc. is seeking a court order allowing it to demolish a 100-year-old building in the Westlake District which it purchased in 2018, but has been thwarted thus far from doing so by the city, initially on historical grounds and subsequently over environmental issues. The Los Angeles Superior Court petition states that the…


Ilia Malinin Wins His First US Men’s Skating Title

SAN JOSE, Calif.—As the cameras flashed in front of the medal-winners in U.S. men’s figure skating, one photographer had a request: “Ilia, for one, look happy.” At that, Ilia Malinin chuckled and obliged with a grin, then quickly returned to the close-lipped smile he’d been wearing since he was crowned a national champion on the…


Blinken Calls for ‘2-State’ Solution Amid Mounting Israel–Palestine Violence

On the second day of a three-day Middle East tour, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 30 repeated calls for a “two-state” solution to the perennial Israel–Palestine conflict. Blinken made the appeal amid steadily escalating Israeli–Palestinian violence that in recent days has claimed more than a dozen lives. At a joint press conference…